Example sentences of "[noun] should [not/n't] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The programme 's drafting commission voted 7 to 2 for the proposition that the national question could be solved only by socialist revolution and that the party slogan should not be new frontiers , but the abolition of all frontiers . |
| 2 | If the condition was mild , then the damage should not be lasting , but every delay increased the stress on Faye 's kidneys … and on the rest of her body . |
| 3 | This certificate should not be confused with an examination certificate which is the property of the individual . |
| 4 | It is true that an obvious field with high benefits and low risk would quickly get overcrowded , but if we generate a new concept there is no reason why the rewards should not be great and the risks low . |
| 5 | While the courts should not be slow to protect the unwary from possible error , the transsexual is usually well able to understand what is involved in surgery , and is usually operated on only after careful screening . |
| 6 | Finding a buyer should not be difficult ! |
| 7 | Nevertheless , they claim that if syntactic analysis is guided by semantic cues then the relative difficulty of different syntactic forms should not be constant . |
| 8 | The hole is necessary for the pump to operate , but the lower side of the diaphragm should not be open to the crankcase . |
| 9 | Beginners should not be satisfied with their earliest efforts , but should persevere , using a single rock sample and experimenting with etching times , pre-polishing , staining etc. , until high quality peels can be consistently obtained . |
| 10 | the lack of correspondence between the normal and the clinical literature should not be surprising . |
| 11 | ‘ It seems undesirable that information of this kind should not be available to ordinary readers of the accounts . ’ |
| 12 | The Loss Adjuster and the branch should not be afraid to challenge the proposed course of remedial work where the Consulting Engineers are recommending remedial work which appears to be well in excess of what is required to stabilise the property . |
| 13 | In its response , the Scottish Institute also says that the OFR should not be voluntary , and recommends that , after five years , the requirement to prepare an OFR should become part of The Stock Exchange 's continuing obligations . |
| 14 | Reliability should not be confused with usefulness . |
| 15 | The report suggested that it was not the ultimate loser 's fault that the judge at first instance and the Court of Appeal did not get the right answers , and that the loser should not be liable for the appellate costs . |
| 16 | We suggest that curriculum development groups should not be responsible for the distribution and support of software at this level . |
| 17 | There is , of course , no reason why expectations of future rations should not be rational ( that is , based on current information , including the economic model of how these rations arise ) . |
| 18 | It was agreed , for example , that the post-devaluation cuts and the later cuts in rural electrification should not be subject to public announcement . |
| 19 | For the present purposes , however , the model 's general validity for European societies pre 1980 illustrates that although a state is necessary in a capitalist economic system its particular form can vary substantially to reflect local circumstances : form and function should not be confused . |
| 20 | Charlie 's first , confused thought was that Floss had spoken : the voice was familiar — but then a voice from Floss should not be familiar , it should be strangely new to him — … ( h.4 ) |
| 21 | It seems clear on principle that the technical distinction between rights and privileges should not be determinative of the applicability of procedural protection . |
| 22 | He may have considered that a minority of States should not be able to counteract a general peace settlement , in the nature of a dispositive treaty . |
| 23 | If , by contrast , the company was viewed as no more than a contractual association between the members much like a partnership , it was difficult to explain why each shareholder should not be liable for the full extent of any debts , as was the case in a partnership . |
| 24 | I feel the Echo should not be obvious . |
| 25 | Drife should not be surprised that many women respond to a strange man with a conditioned response that arises from a long learning experience in a male dominated society . |
| 26 | Dissident Colorados had also been instrumental in securing the passage , by a majority of one , of a proposal that the President should not be able to transfer his powers as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces . |
| 27 | I believe branches should not be afraid of spending money on legitimate expenses if these are necessary to further campaigns and raise the profile of the local organisation . |
| 28 | Not only is it hard to see how the buyer can then bring an action for breach of contract , as opposed to invoking the express remedies of the clause , but , even if he were able to , there is no reason why general exclusion clauses capping liability or excluding liability for economic loss should not be effective , since they would then only have to pass the reasonableness test . |
| 29 | The stock room or warehouse should not be damp , or very hot/cold ; it should be kept clean and tidy ( dusty packets and rusty tins are not saleable ) . |
| 30 | Partnership should not be competitive but supportive to all involved . |